Also charged were: Dennis Edward Clark, Jared Craig Woods, Elliott Robert Peters, Cassandra Mirinda Stearns, Brian Daniel Ness, Carson Andrew Lock, Eric David Ness and Micayla Rae Turner. Hometowns of all the accused people were not listed in the complaint.

Investigators with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the hunters were using questionable hunting methods, including surrounding the birds with numerous hunters and shooting into a large flock as the startled birds tried to fly away.